Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-04
FOR POLICEMEN ONLY.

Chief BoIIman's New Store-To be l Opened in the Police BuiidIng-The | Commissioners Dismiss the Charges | Against Officer SteWart-Dr. Chesley i Before the Board.
 1 The police commissioners met last night. I Commissioner Gallagher was ill and could l not be present. Lewis J. M Clair was ex- | amined for position on the police force. Chief Bollman was instructed to buy cloth from New York firm, go that the members of the force would not hereafter be obliged to go to New York to purchase their uniforms. The chief will therefore turn his office into a sort of clothing store and buy cloth by the wholesale and deal it out to the members of the force as they may need it.
 Commissioner Benton made an amend ment. It was tabled until the next meeting of the board, according to the rule. It pro- vides that all the members of the force shall have their uniforms cut and made from goods to be furnished by the department at cost.
 Charles A. Stevens appeared before the commissioners. He had had little trouble with Officer Stewart and had made com plaint against him to the commissioners. MT. Stevens little daughter Bessie, aged thirteen, was also present. A week or two ago Bessie and daughter of Officer Stewart had a childrens scramble in which they pulled each others hair. The two live near together. Officer Stewart arrested Bessie at the time.
 Bessie told the police commissioners last night that she had been attacked by Stewards childrsn. While defending herself against them Officer Stewart came out and took firm hold of her. He shook her hard and then choked her. That was the reason MT. Stevens made 8 complaint.
 Officer Stewart to the commissioners said that he did not choke the girl. He had not even slapped Ter. He said that for long time his children had been shamefully time the Stevens girl had knocked some teeth out of the mouth of one of his chill dren He saw Bessie in the act ot pounding his children, and had hurried out to stop the fracas. He thought his children had been maltreated about enough-seyen years-by the Stevens children, and he had stood it, but he thought, to put stop to it, he would procure warrant for Bessies arrest. She had been brought before the City court and case nolled on payment of costs.
 The board then went into executive ses- sion and the reporters were asked to with draw The result of the session was that the charges preferred against the officer were dismissed, with warning to him.
 Before the board went into executive ses- sion old ''Dr." Chesley, who had been sitting in 8 char in the corner since the meeting be- gan screwing his talking powers up to their ulSnesG pIlcH, began to leV Out OH Iue con- missioners. While he was talking the com missioners had 8 great laugh, and he was finally shut of by Commissioner Benton.
 The s'doctor said he had come to pre- fer charges against Officer Kanada (meaning Kennedy at the depot, who was in league with Bill Donegsn, the hackman. Chesley said that nobody troubled him but 1rishmen, not even ths Italians. He wanted to prefer charges against Officer Kanada be- cause he let Bill Donegan abuse him. Bill had put up lots of jobs on him, and was a very bad man and should be punished.
 The "doctor" got settled down to talking about Officer Kanada and Bill, and was told, after the commissioners had had a good laugh, to prefer the charges against Officer Kennedy in writing if he had any.